Seeing an opportunity to earn more money, many villagers began opening their doors to travelers in 2008. As of the end of 2018, more than 50 of the 68 households in the village were running homestays, according to Chok, the village head. They have received more than 75,000 tourists and generated income of more than 4 million yuan. The last of the poorest households shook off poverty in 2018.
Seeing this booming trend, Perfect World is accelerating its push to develop mobile gaming in overseas markets, especially Western countries.
Sebastian Gorka, a former Trump adviser, has called masks "the COVID burqas", equating mask-wearing to an act of submission.
Second, security issues have become more contagious. In a world that is rapidly becoming a "global village", security issues respect no national borders. The vulnerability of any one country may create a security "swamp" attracting multiple risks from outside. The insecurity of one country may build up and spill over to the region and beyond. In this day and age, no one can stay unscathed from external risks or achieve so-called "absolute security" on its own. Hence, we must stick together.
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah discusses the need for national security legislation and recent protests in Hong Kong in an interview with China Daily. [Photo by Parker Zheng/China Daily]
Security guards at large Chinese hospitals are now required to escort potentially dangerous patients during medical consultations, according to new measures aimed at preventing attacks on health professionals.
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Securities institutions recorded 7.78 trillion yuan in total assets by the end of Q1, up 9.6 percent year on year. Insurance institutions saw their assets expand 10.9 percent to 19.11 trillion yuan.
Senior citizens in Beijing coach a foreigner to play jinghu, a musical instrument primarily used in Peking Opera. [Photo by CHEN ZEBING/CHINA DAILY]
Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan Fan said that in Amoy Garden, the sewage pipelines were located on the outer walls of the building and the virus could have been transmitted by the wind or damaged pipelines. But in Hong Mei House, the sewage pipelines are installed indoors. Chan said it was possible that the infected persons might have refitted the pipelines on their own.
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